Newcastle plan £5m swap deal that could solve Keegan’s biggest problem
by Mr Comfort on April 29th, 2008
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Newcastle are not exactly famed for their defending and in recent years they have leaked goals with alarming regularity. Only Reading and Derby have conceded more than the Magpies this term, hence the latest speculation about a swap deal to help alleviate these problems.
Rangers are preparing a bid for Newcastle United striker Alan Smith in a deal that might see centre-back Carlos Cuellar going in the other direction (The Sun). Gers boss Walter Smith is set to test the water with a £5m bid at the end of the season.
Cuellar has been outstanding for Rangers, where he has played almost 60 games in what has been a lengthy season, helping them to an incredible 30 clean sheets in the process. Walter Smith will not want the Spanish centre-back to leave but if they get Smith in return then that might soften the blow.
How would Gers fans take to Smithy? And do Newcastle need defenders in abundance or will the addition of Cuellar be enough to stem the flow of goals against?
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Tagged Under: newcastle united, Premier League, Rangers FC, rumours
Frank - April 29th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
It seems that Rangers get the bad end of that swap!
Josh - April 29th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
it’s like swapping vanessa feltz for scarlett johansson.
Swap! - April 30th, 2008 at 12:18 am
It would be like a crazy dream come true for NUFC fans. Who wants a striker who cannot score???
Tom - April 30th, 2008 at 6:26 am
30 clean sheets in the SPL. WOW!!!!!
Anonymous - April 30th, 2008 at 7:12 am
the SPL is tailor made for alan s**t!
he’ll be a hero if they can afford his wages.
Alex - April 30th, 2008 at 7:34 am
If it happens then i would hope he could handle the EPL beter than the last defender Newcastle got from Rangers.Boumsong ,he was a disaster
MEL - April 30th, 2008 at 10:28 am
HOW CAN NEWCASTLE AFFORD HIS WAGES
ourman - April 30th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Can all Newcastle fans at least pretend that Alan Smith is really good. If people start to realise that he is as bad as we all know he is then we’ll never get rid of him.
Alan Smith - fabulous player. An absolute snip at £10m
chuck - April 30th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Alan Smith, great player, would fit into the Rangers side and become a fan favorite, prolific goal scorer, yellow card specialist, platinum blonde, i could go on and on, and hey! ex Man. U. player, has to be good Right!
Grab him while he`s available, you wont regret it.
Oh, bye the way, anyone interested in buying a bridge?
chuck - April 30th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Al Smith, excellent ! box to box, relentless in the tackle, ex Man.U.,loves “The Rangers” coming into his prime as a player, never stop working, great buy.
1892 - April 30th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
i am a toon fan with the gers being my 2nd team send alan shit to keanos ireland and ex man u reserves squad also named as scumberland when was the last time the scum beat us a very long time a go running like little fairies
Noooooo - May 1st, 2008 at 3:44 am
We cant keep selling our best players! Smith has immense skill, an accurate and controlled style of tackling, is rarely booked and has often changed the face of the game completely. Rangers would be lucky to have him
Chrissy Boy - May 1st, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Mel - we can afford his wages as we are a big blub you plum!!!
Wake up and smell the coffee!!!!!
r1ooooo - May 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
They surely need to reinforce their defense.
BROXI - May 11th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
As much as I like Smithy you can stick that idea right up you geordie arses. Yes we have some shit teams in the SPL but there are also some shit teams in the premiership and guess what…..Newcastle are one of them.
If you were daft enough to give us £8m for Boumsong then Cuellar must be worth £30m
P4uly - May 11th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I really rate Smith as a player, and would love him to come to Rangers, however I have to be honest and say I’d much rather keep Cuellar. He’s been immense for us this year, not only in the SPL but throughout the european campaign.
Give them Broadfoot instead! ha!